Originally Posted by
RobbieTunes
Not always worth the cost of a repaint, but a media blast and powder-coat could be affordable depending on your location.
Here, it's about $75, but I generally strip first with aircraft stripper from Walmart just to be on the safe side.
Choose whatever color you want, and then choose decals.
The DT decals in that style are available from VeloCals, in either a white or black lettering.
The top tube decals are NOT available that I know of, anywhere, but the VeloCals kit comes with other graphics you can put on there.
The kit includes small "Centurion" decals (miniatures of the DT decals) for the seat stays, and an optional set of the "squiggle" graphics in the same size, which could be suitable for the top tube.
You can clearcoat over the decals, using hobby clear or an $8 can of Duplicolor from an auto parts store. If you have the frame and decals only, you can clear the entire frame, which works pretty well and protects the decals. Given the durability of powder coat and the decals, however, clear coat is not required. JR likes to offer his 1ml thick vinyl over the decals, but I prefer to leave that off.
the wheels say Gamma, but have a Campagnolo sticker. the shifter do have the white rubber tips. the fork is kind of slim at the top, is that called unicrown? it slopes nicely down from the bottom of the head tube.
about that blast and paint, what does that mean? do they strip off the paint? I don't mind they strip off the paint, as long as the final result is good and i can put the decals back on.